Monthly Archives: May 2009

“Uranium is ace!” (On Angarsk) // antifa notes : russia

Posted on May 27, 2009 by @ndy

Punk Innit? One of the most common criticisms emanating from the local (Melbourne and Sydney) neo-conservative punk and hardcore milieu — one of whose chief representatives is the Melbourne-based group ‘Skin Heads Neither For Nor Against Racial Prejudice’ or SHNFNARP … Continue reading →

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Dear Old Uncle Fred

Posted on May 27, 2009 by @ndy

Unkle Friedrich Töben is in an Adelaide court room this morning, where he will learn just how much time he will be forced to spend time behind bars for his contempt. Of court. His website poses the following questions: Yatala … Continue reading →

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The Tribes of Melbourne // Punks are the old farts of today

Posted on May 27, 2009 by @ndy

A classic doco unearthed! The Tribes of Melbourne documents the Melbourne punk scene of the mid-1980s, and *s Depression, End Result, G.A.S.H., Perdition (Adelaide), Vicious Circle and Phil MacDougall of Reactor Records and ‘Sunglasses After Dark’ fame. It was written … Continue reading →

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Folk the Po-lice : G20 benefit gig, June 14, 2009

Posted on May 25, 2009 by @ndy

Over June and July, 2009, three people will finally go to trial for their role in the G20 protests in Melbourne in November, 2006. These people — Sina Brown-Davis, Tim Davis Frank, and Sunil Menon — are facing charges ranging … Continue reading →

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Dear President Chávez

Posted on May 25, 2009 by @ndy

Dear President Chávez, I, an impoverished citizen/captive of Australia, would like to extend a warm invitation for you to visit “my” country — and to answer some questions. I have watched developments in Venezuela with great interest, frequently by reference … Continue reading →

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Bloggy Monday

Posted on May 25, 2009 by @ndy

I’ve been reading some blogs! First, fitzroyalty. By Brian. It’s like, totally about my old stompem ground Fitzroy. In one post — broccoli is a political weapon — Brian examines the largely imaginary group ‘Yarra National Anarchists’, and their world-historical … Continue reading →

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A is for Anarchy. B is for Bullshit.

Posted on May 24, 2009 by @ndy

Will the Global Economic Crisis (GEC) facilitate social change? And do the recent ‘Group of 20’ (G20) protests reflect a rise in anarchism? Donna Yan and Bonita Silva investigate. ~ ‘A is for Anarchy’, Vertigo, Bonita Silva and Donna Yan, … Continue reading →

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Mauricio Morales Duarte

Posted on May 24, 2009 by @ndy

CHILE: FUNERAL HELD FOR ANARCHIST KILLED BY OWN BOMB, The Santiago Times, May 25, 2009 Anarchist Attempted To Plant Bomb At Police Training School Mauricio Andrés Morales Duarte, 27, was cycling near the Police Training School in San Bernardo on … Continue reading →

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Homage to Catalonia: You’ve read the book. Now see the film!

Posted on May 24, 2009 by @ndy

Oh fuck. From The Brains That Brought You Battle in Seattle // This Revolution… In 1995, Ken Loach directed Land and Freedom (written by James “Jim” Allen: 1926–1999), a bastardised version of Homage in which the ‘anarchists’ were lumped in … Continue reading →

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The world needs Klowns?

Posted on May 24, 2009 by @ndy

Former KKK Grand Poobah-turned-fundamentalist Xtian Johnny Lee Clary has declared that there are some bedsheet-wearers in WA. Correction: the KKK has “infiltrated” Perth. Whether by boat or plane is unknown. “I know that the Ku Klux Klan is in Western … Continue reading →

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